Water-cooled valve or damper.



L. L. KNOX.

WATER GOOLED VALVE OR DAMPER APPLIGATION PILED APEJQ, 1913. 1,102, 197, Patented June 30, 19%

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WITNSSES L. L. KNOX. I

WATER COOLED VALVE OB DAMPER.

APPLIOATION FILED Armg, 1913.

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LUTHEB. I. KNOX, or AVALON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR ro KNOX PRESSED e WELDED STEEL COMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION or PENNSYLVANIA.

WATEB-COOLED VALVE OR DAMPER.

Speciication of Letters Pntent.

Patented J une 30, 1914.

Application filed April 19, 1913. Serial No. '162,230.

T 0 all whom it may concrn Be it known that I, LUrmn L. Kxox, a, citizen of the United States, rcsiding at Avalon, in the eounty of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in lVater-Cooled Valves or Dampers, of which the following is a full, clear, und exact description, referonce being had to the accompanying drawiugs, forming part of this spccificntion, in which- I Figures 1 and 2 are vertical sections taken in )llllCS at substantially right angles to each other of a vnlvc or damper arrangement and Construction eubodviug my invention; the ilnne of section of Fig. 2 is on the line II I of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section on the line III-III of Fig. 2 and on a somewhnt larger scale; F ig'. 4 is a detail sectional view of the lower portion of the damper and of the frame or seating member; Fig. is a front elevation partly broken away of the frame or scating member; Fig. 6 is a section on the line VI--VI of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a front elevntion of the damper proper; and Fi 8 is a section on the line vmqn of Fig. 7.

My invention has relation to wnter-cooled duupers or valves, particularly designed for use n furnace tlues.

The object of my invention is to provide n water-cooled damper or valve o novel coustruction and nrruigement in which the mris ure thoroughly protected by the circuintion of cooling water and which will provide n seul for the edges ot the duuper or vilve.

My iuvcntiou also provides a novcl water cir-uhition through the purts of the vnlve and its iruuc or seatiug member.

'i`hc nature of my inveutiou will be best uuderstood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming part of this spccification, in which I have shown the n'eferred eubodiment thereof and which wiil now be described, it being premised, however, that various changes may be made in the details of Construction and arrangement, without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

In these drawings, the numeral 2 designntcs the wall of a furnace flue 3. The i'rame or seating member of the damper is of general rectangular form with a vertical opening 4: therein, which-forms the guide for the damper proper. This frame is set inthe flue wall 2 transverscly thereof, its lower portion having the register-ing openings 5, interccpting the opening 4: and in alnement with the fiuc 3. The vertical opening 4 purtially divides the frame into the parllel front and rer portions (3 and 7, these two portions being connected at the sides by the vertical legs 8 and at the bottom by the transvcrse portion 9. At the sides of the opening 5, the legs 8 are formed with the vertical grooves 10 which constitute edge guides for the damper. The entire frame is made hollow, the different interier portions thereof being in free communication with each other, and is designed to be entirely filled with the coolin hquid.

The numeral ll esignates the danper proper which consists of a hollow rectnguar body portion adaptcd for vertical movenent in the opening 4 of the frnmc and having at its upper portion at each side a hollow depending npron 19. The spaces ineloscd by these aprous are open at the bottom and closed ut the top; and when the parts are assemblcd, the aprons extend downwardly within the hollow side portions (i and 7 of the frame, the letter being open at the top. The transverse portion 9 of the frame is prcferably provided on its uppcr surface with a central groove 13 to seat the lower edge of the damper. For the purpose of forcing the daiuper into contact with the scaling wnlls 14 of the grooves 10, the dumper and the fraue are provided with the co- *i operatiu inclined or wedge projections 15. As the t amper is moved downwardly into its seat, those inclines or wcd 'e projections coprrnte with each other to ihren the damper into the scting and scaling position shown in Fig. 3. l`he intcrior of the body of the damper is designed to be kept filled with the cooling liquid. Any suitable oircuhiting -arrnngement may be provided 'for maintain ing a iropcr circuhition throu h the dnnper and t rough the seating mem er or frune. I preferably provide means whcreby the cold liqnid is introduced at the bottom of the damper, thence rises to the upper portion thereof, is thence earricd hack into the lower portion of the seating member or frame, and then rises to the upper part of the latter where it is discharged. To this end, I rovide the vertical water su ply pipe 16, w ich extends downwardly witiin the body of the damper adjacent one side thereof and to a oint near its lower end and terninating n a horizontally extending perforated discharge arm 17. The water dschar 'ed from this arm 17 rises through the body of the damper and escapes by means of a pipe 18, connected by a T 19 with a vertical pipe 20, which telescopcs within another vertical 21, extendin downwardly into the lower portion of' the seating menber or f'ame, where it terminates in a perforated horizontal discharge urn'. 29. 23 desi natcs an outlet pipe at the npper portion o the seating member or frame. The T 19 is also preferablv provided with a normally open npwardlv extending vent pipe 24, tor t ie purpose o permitting the escape of any steam which may be formed in the danper.

25 designates suitable lifting lugs on the upper end of the damper by neans of which it may be, raised and lowered. In raising and lowerin", the pipe 20 telescopes freely within the ppe 21, tlms maintaimng a constant water circalation in all positions of the damper.

My invention provides a constraction by which a very considerable body of cooling water may be maintained within the dam ier and its seating member or frame. `he parts of the danper and frame which are directly exposed to the action of the hot air or gas-es in the lue 3 are all rotected by the direct action of this body o water. My invention also provides means whereby not only is there insured a closed or' Sealcd joint beta een the damper and the seating snrfaces of the frame, but the provision of the aprons 12, depending within the water chanbe's of the frane, eli'ectively seals the fiue against the escape of any gases between the ippcr portion of the damper and the frame. The paris can be 'eadily and eheaply constructed from sheet metal shapcs, preferably welded at the joinls.

I claim:

i. A vilve or damper seating and guidin member,comprising a casing formed with iner and ontcrwallmthe inncrwallssurrmnding a lraneverse vertical o ienin which extends downwardly within tic casingfrom the npper endthereof to form an ineiosing guideway for a vaive or damper, the casmg having a horizontal lue opening intersecting sa id vertical opening, and the space between to receive seating members on the valve or v damper;` substantially as described.

2. A hollow valVe-seatin member having a flue opening therethroug i, and a portion extending above the flue opening to a height substantally equal to the height of said opening, said member inclosing a vertical opening for a valve or damper, and the portion above the fiue opening having an opentopped water ehamber at both the front and the rear sides of said opening, substantially as described.

3. A Valve or danper seating and guiding member, comprising a casing forned with inner and outewalls, the inner walls surrounding a transverse vertical opening which extends downwardly within the casing from the uppcr end thereof to form nn inclosing guide-way for a valvc or damper, the casing having a horizontal fine opening intersecting said vertical opening, the space between the inner and unter walls of the casing being adapted to contain a cooling medium, in combination with a hollow water-cooled valve or damper movable verticallv in said guidewav. and means for ci-cuiating a cooling nediun in said valve or damper, the valve or damper having depending apron po'tions at ts upper end which extend downwardly between the inner and outer walls of the casing; substantially as described.

4. A dam ier or valve arrangement comrising a hoilow water-cooled seating memer having a fine opening therethrougb, a vertical opening extcnding downwardly thei-ein and intersecting the fine opening, and a water-eooled valve or dam ier body monnted to nove vertically in said vertical opening, together with means for circulating water through the valve body, and the latter having an overllow pipo which telescopes into a snpily pipe ending into the frame member, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

LUTHER L KNOX.

Witnesses H. M. Conwm, Gao. H. Pammam.

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